The University of Houston's spring semester begins Tuesday, and if you're one of the university's thousands of students staring down another long semester of studies, worry not: the hard work will be worth it.

As history shows, a degree from UH can lead anywhere.

The worlds of film, music, politics and sports are filled with former UH Cougars who used their time at the university to springboard themselves to bigger things.

Check out some of the famous faces who moved from the UH campus straight into the limelight